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Not So Instant – Instantbox

I’ve previously mentioned Jumpboxes – pre configured virtual machines for rapid deployment or evaluation. The company basically build an image that you can deploy then customise to your own needs with absolutely no heavy lifting. I use it for prototyping solutions and demonstrating to clients whats possible before they commit to buying a full subscription […]


Open Fire !!

Actually Openfire is a messaging server. Openfire (previously known as Wildfire, and Jive Messenger) is an XMPP server written in Java. I was reviewing this today in preparation for a  potential project and was very pleasently surprise to find it bundled as a virtual appliance by Jumpbox. I’ve mentioned Jumpbox before as a provided of […]


Images in OWA 2007 signatures

Outlook web access does not allow the inclusion of images by default. However it is possible to embed the image within the signature. First upload the image you wish to include to a web server and make a note of the full path. ie, http://www.yourdomain.com/images/companylogo.jpg. Then create a new signature in Outlook and ensure the […]


Project Management – my favourite !

Project management or task management relating to teams is something that any contractor must face up to. Running multiple projects – large or small with teams of geographically dispersed teams is a fact of life. Recently as part of an application hosting project I was introduced to a web based PM tool called Teamwork Project […]


Simply annoying

When starting IE this morning I noticed a different kind of google start page. An annoying kind of page. A page with a great big distracting image on it. The kind of page that could make you want to change search engines !! On checking I found The Official Google Blog announced the feature, stating […]